Ky. State Police investigating assault on guard at penitentiary According to prison personnel, Lawaun M. Colvin, 30, of Louisville, threw a female guard to the ground and tried to remove her clothing in order to sexually assault her. (Source: Kentucky State Police) By Amber Ruch | April 20, 2021 at 2:30 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 2:30 PM EDDYVILLE, Ky. (KFVS) - Kentucky State Police is investigating a report of an inmate who assaulted a guard at the state penitentiary. According to KSP, around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, April 19, Post 1 dispatch received a call from the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville regarding a female guard who had been assaulted by a male inmate.